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 PUBLIC LAW 95-19—APR. 12, 1977

91 STAT. 39

Public Law 95-19 95th Congress An Act To extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,

Apr. 12, 1977 [H.R. 4800]

of the

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 1977".

TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 1977. 26 USC 3304 note.

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.

(a) GENERAL RULE.—Section 102(f)(2) of the Emergency Unem26 USC 3304 ployment Compensation Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows: " (2) No emergency compensation shall be payable to any indi- note. vidual under an agreement entered into under this Act— g" (A) for any week ending after October 31, 1977, or " (B) in the case of an individual who (for a week ending after the beginning of his most recent benefit year and before October 31, 1977) had a week with respect to which emergency compensation was payable under such agreement, for any week ending after January 31, 1978." (b) EiTECTivE DATE,—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment ending after March 31, 1977. SEC. 102. 13-WEEK MAXIMUM FOR THE EMERGENCY BENEFITS AND EMERGENCY BENEFIT PERIOD. (a)

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section (e) of section 102 of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974 is amended— (1) by striking out paragraph s (2) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (2) The amount established in such account for any individual shall be equal to the lesser of— " (A) 50 per centum of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to him with respect to the benefit year (as determined under the State law) on the basis of which he most recently received regular compensat i o n; or " (B) 13 times his average weekly benefit amount (as determined for purposes of section 202(b)(1)(C) of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970) for his 26 USC 3304 note. benefit year."; (2^ by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (3) by striking out "amounts determined under paragraph s (2) ' and (3) with respect to any individual shall each" in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof "amount

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